// control/IfElse.java
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public class IfElse {
 static int result = 0;
 static void test(int testval, int target) {
 if(testval > target)
 result = +1;
 else if(testval < target) // [1]
 result = -1;
 else
 result = 0; // Match
 }
 public static void main(String[] args) {
 test(10, 5);
 System.out.println(result);
 test(5, 10);
 System.out.println(result);
 test(5, 5);
 System.out.println(result);
 }
}
/* Output:
1
-1
0
*/